IC 1633
| Galaxy IC 1633 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 09 m 55.6 s |
| declination | -45 ° 55 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD; E + 1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.60 × 2.4 |
| Position angle | 93 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 2877 |
| Redshift | 0.024250 ± 0.000044 |
| Radial velocity | 7270 ± 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(322 ± 23) · 10 6 ly (98.6 ± 6.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | August 5, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1633 • PGC 4149 • ESO 243-046 • 2MASX J01095559-4555523 • SGC 010742-4611.8 • | |
IC 1633 is an elliptical cD galaxy of the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is an estimated 322 million light years from the Milky Way and about 250,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 1627 , IC 1630 , IC 1631 .
The object was discovered on August 5, 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop .
See also
Web links
Commons : IC 1633 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
